People are sharing beautiful photos of Paris looking like a magical winter wonderland after a rare snowstorm

People walk at the front of The Eiffel tower during a snowy day on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France on January 22, 2019.
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Snowfall swept over Paris on Tuesday, leaving a two-inch layer of snow and ice that transformed the city into a winter wonderland.

Paris usually gets about 15 snow days a year, and they're usually very light compared to this week's snowfall.

People shared photos of the beautiful snow-covered Parisian landmarks and streets on Instagram.

You can see some of the posts below.

Typically, Paris only gets snow 15 days a year—and it's usually just a dusting. So when two inches fell in the French capital on Tuesday, locals and visitors were delighted to see the city transform into a winter wonderland and quickly shared photos on social media.

As a precaution, the Eiffel Tower has been closed and Meteo France, the national weather agency, issued an orange alert (the second-highest level of warning) for snow and ice in northern and central France. Truck traffic has been banned on one of the major roads in the Paris region to prevent a repeat of the February 2018 incident where 2,000 drivers were trapped for the night on the road after six inches of snowfall—the heaviest accumulation of snow in the city since 1987.